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Which Individual Characteristics Influence Mothers' Health Information-seeking Behavior?

  • Lee, Hanseul Stephanie
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.54 no.1
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    • pp.343-364
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    • 2020
  • Historically, mothers have been noted as active health information seekers, reflecting their roles as health mangers and caregivers for their family members. However, previous studies have focused on health-related information behavior among mothers in native populations or mothers of children with specific diagnoses. To fill this research gap, this study focused on health information behavior among mothers of healthy infants and toddlers. Using Wilson's (1997) information-seeking model, this study aimed to uncover the relationships between mothers' demographic characteristics and their health information source use. Online surveys were completed by 851 mothers: 255 U.S.-born mothers, 296 Korean-born mothers, and 300 Korean immigrant mothers living in the United States. Results indicated that there were statistically significant relationships between mothers' nine demographic characteristics (mother's age, education level, household income, employment status, the number of children, years living in the U.S. (or Korea), fluency in speaking English, size of household, housing status) and their health information source use. Based on the results, the implications for information professionals at diverse organizations are discussed when they provide health information services to this specific population.

Analysis of Information Seeking Behaviors of Social Science Teachers According to Their Tasks (사회과 교사의 정보추구행태 분석을 통한 교육정보서비스 제안)

  • Lim, JeongHoon;Lee, Jongwook;Lee, ByeongKi
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.223-244
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    • 2019
  • This study aims to propose educational information services for social science teachers by analyzing their information seeking behaviors. The author carried out in-depth interviews with thirteen social science teachers in Daejeon and analyzed them using an information seeking behavior model of Leckie, Pettigrew and Sylvain. The study results showed that information needs of social science teachers arise from extrinsic and intrinsic motivations according to their work roles and tasks. Also, the characteristics of information needs such as repeatability, predictability, urgency, and complexity appear to influence information seeking behaviors. The participants used various information sources including web, book, and interpersonal sources. Moreover, the study observed some factors that may influence perception toward information sources such as trustworthiness, information quality, packaging, prior success experience. Finally, the perception change and use frequency of information sources were also identified. Based on these findings, the author proposed information services for social science teachers including integrated information provision services, information literacy programs, networking services and readers advisory services.

An Empirical Study of the Everyday Life Information Seeking Behavior of the Baby-boomers as Pre-retirees (베이비붐세대 은퇴예정자의 정보이용행태에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Mi-Hyang;Lee, Jee-Yeon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.195-208
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    • 2011
  • This study presents the findings from research on the Everyday Life Information Seeking (ELIS) behaviors of Korean government officials in their 50s. 500 survey respondents participated and the quantitative data were analyzed through Structural Equation Model having six key concepts such as personal information environment, information-seeking attitudes, online information attitudes, barriers to information seeking, retirement expectations, and library expectations. The findings showed the important relationships between expectations of the retirement and two constructs (personal information environment and information-seeking attitudes). This study can be used as a strategic implication for library practitioners to develop their library management process in accordance to the potential and powerful evolving user group in a future aged society.

Effects on Preventive Behavior Intention to Particulate Matter by Risk Perception Attitude and Anxiety : Focus on Adoption of RPA Model (위험인식태도와 불안이 미세먼지 예방행동의도에 미치는 영향: RPA모델 적용을 중심으로)

  • Ko, Du Hee;Song, Hae Ryong
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.18 no.10
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    • pp.517-526
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    • 2020
  • This study aimed to understand the effects on preventive behavior intention to particulate matter by risk perception attitude and anxiety. Also, to expand applicable target and range of RPA model, add anxiety. To measure main variables of RPA model, did a survey with 570 college students. With a data, analyzed by correlation, one-way ANOVA and three-way ANOVA. As a result, perceived risk and efficacy effect on intention to preventive action and information seeking. And an anxiety factor effects on intention to preventive action and information seeking also. And distinguished 4 groups of RPA model, there were meaningful differences between intention to preventive action and information seeking by groups, and a factor of anxiety effects certain groups. As a result, it can suggest how to plan and enforce message on preventive campaign of particulate matter. In follow research, with social psychological factors, it will helpful to identify health activities about particulate matters.

Application of Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model to the Health Preventive Behavior: How Risk Susceptibility and Political Identity affect Vaccination

  • SoYoung Lee;Seoyeon Hong;Bokyung Kim
    • International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.9-20
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    • 2023
  • In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of collective efforts in promoting health preventive behaviors is accentuated, bringing sociopolitical factors into focus. To fully capture psychological drivers of health preventive behaviors in risk situations, anchored on the Model of Risk Information Seeking and Processing (RISP; Griffin, Dunwoody, and Neuwirth 1999), in retrospect of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, we explored whether and how individuals' vaccination behaviors are predicted by RISP-related variables (information insufficiency, affective responses, perceived information gathering capacity, subjective norms) and one's political identity. Findings from a survey of 705 adult participants in the U.S. showed that the effects of one's risk information insufficiency on his or her information seeking and affective response regarding the pandemic, which is also related to their risk susceptibility perceptions. More importantly, the impact of political identity on one's perceived risk susceptibility, and its association with vaccination behaviors are also identified. The findings of this study provide valuable insights for the development of effective health communication strategies for preventive health behaviors.

A Model on How Children Access and Search E-books (어린이 정보추구모형에 관한 연구 - 전자책 접근 및 탐색을 중심으로 -)

  • Chung, Eun-Kyung;Choi, Yoon-Kyung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.46 no.1
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    • pp.99-117
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    • 2012
  • Due to the recent technological improvements, the environments of e-books and its contents have been changed and the users of e-books have drastically increased. This study aimed to propose a model on how children access and search e-books in this digital era. For this study, a potential model was proposed based on the analyses on various information-seeking behavior models. For analyzing children's access and search processes on e-books, 30 children in five public libraries or school media centers in Seoul and Kyoungi-do areas were recruited for the in-depth interviews. As a potential model on children's access and search on e-books was re-visited and revised based on the results, a cyclic model of children's access and search on e-books was proposed containing six factors.

Effects of Risk Information Seeking and Processing on MERS Preventive Behaviors and Moderating Roles of SNS Use during 2015 MERS Outbreak in Korea (메르스 관련 위험정보 탐색과 처리가 메르스 예방행동에 미치는 영향 위험정보 탐색처리 모형의 확장과 SNS 이용 정도에 따른 조절효과를 중심으로)

  • Seo, Mihye
    • Korean journal of communication and information
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    • v.78
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    • pp.116-140
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    • 2016
  • The present study examined the factors influencing individuals' risk information seeking and processing using the case of 2015 MERS outbreak in Korea. Analyses of two-wave online panel data demonstrated that perceived risk, negative affect, subjective norm, and information insufficiency predicted the risk information seeking/avoiding as well as information processing mode, which validates the Risk Information Seeking and Processing(RISP) model. More importantly, this study found new evidence that information seeking and systematic processing promoted MERS preventive behaviors. In addition, active SNS use moderated the link between perceived risk and negative affects about MERS crisis as well as the relationship between social normative pressure and to seek the risk related information.

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A Study on a Model for Personal Digital Library(PDL): Based on the User's Information Seeking Behavior (PDL 모형 개발에 관한 연구: 이용자 정보추구 행태 기반)

  • Kim, Kyung-Gon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.177-198
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    • 2003
  • The most significant part of this study is in developing an experimental medel of user-friendly PDL. This study proposes both theoretical (conceptual) and physical (operational) models. The theoretical model includes the analysis on various factors and the realtionsips among factors which have a serious impacts on the design, building, and managing of PDL. And the physical model shows the shows the detailed structure and process which could be useful for both PDL designers and managers. Also provided is the images of major user interfaces, of which a PDL would be developed on the basis of the proposed medel in near future.

Antecedents of Complaining Behavior and Complaint Responses of Library and Information Center Users (도서관.정보센터 이용자 불평행동의 선행요인과 유형)

  • 오동근
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.261-283
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    • 2001
  • This study investigates the antecedents of the complaining behaviors and complaint responses of the library and information center users based on the theoretical backgrounds and suggests eight propositions and conceptual model for the library and information center. It examines as the antecedents, satisfaction/dissatisfaction, attitude toward complaining, likelihood of success, materials/facilities/service importance, attribution, loyalty, and justices; and as complaint responses. exit, voice(redress seeking), negative word-of-mouth, and third party complaints.

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Modeling of Public Risk Perception and Risk Communication Research: In A Social-Cognitive Direction

  • Li, Yiwei;Guo, Yu;Ito, Naoya
    • Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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    • v.1 no.3
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    • pp.217-231
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    • 2014
  • This study begins with a review of commonly discussed dimensions of public risk perception that may influence public opinion toward risks. Factors that have been revealed by the literature to have substantial impact on risk perception, such as demographic background, trust, and media environment, are also discussed. Meanwhile, we evaluate two well-known research models in the realm of risk analysis: 1) the psychometric paradigm, and 2) the social amplification of risk framework (SARF). Based on a literature review, this study suggests that, besides the psychological and social approach, models of risk perception and risk communication research should shift to a more comprehensive one by considering the interrelations between laypeople and the environment. This study proposes a research model from the perspective of social cognitive theory (SCT) as a potential framework for future studies: 1) in the societal environment, individuals' risk perception and information seeking behavior, which is determined by risk perception will be influenced by trust in regulators and interpersonal trust; 2) in the media environment, individuals' risk perception and information seeking behavior will be influenced by individuals' perceived information characteristics. Knowledge about risk accumulated through information seeking will change risk perception in a longitudinal process.